Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:10:00 +0200 From: Anton Sayetsky <vsasjason@gmail.com> To: Matthew Seaman <matthew@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrating to FreeBSD from Debian Message-ID: <CAA2O=b-dQMpnq=nJ6RMSvwBCa4kP4PB2k4c7nbTVrwtQkzStBg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <56659FC8.8020904@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAO-kBwffucnPVphm_ajbtAejjFiAv_Cp%2Bv7jZ-xCTX7YTqk36w@mail.gmail.com> <86poyiuynx.fsf@gmail.com> <CAA2O=b_p-HPx%2BpPyFOgJMe02d5xrJe_aXJ8ZG9z%2BdHZCNwh91Q@mail.gmail.com> <56659FC8.8020904@FreeBSD.org>
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2015-12-07 17:03 GMT+02:00 Matthew Seaman <matthew@freebsd.org>: > ... and a package is what you get by compiling a port. Yes, there is a > difference, but the two things are often conflated and it isn't worth > muddying the waters by insisting on exactingly precise terminology from > people new to FreeBSD. It is clear enough what they mean -- their aim > is to get some software installed or upgraded. But we should warn then about not mixing ports & packages. I agree, pkg is a good choice [when pkg only].
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